Mr. Crabb, from the
special committee, to whom was referred the bill, to be entitled
An act to amend an act, entitled an act to establish a public
road from Dittos Landing to Marston Meads, reported
the same with an amendment: which was concurred in.

Ordered to
be engrossed for a third reading to-morrow.

Mr. Devereux, from
the committee of revisal and unfinished business of the last session,
reported a bill, to be entitled an act to establish the Limestone
Navigation Company; which was read.

On motion, the rule
which required all bills to be read on the several days, was dispensed
with, and the bill was read the second time, and referred to the
committee on inland navigation, to consider and report thereon.

A bill, to be entitled
an act declaring Jackson's Creek and Tatillabee Creek, in Clarke
county, navigable streams, was read the second time.

Mr. Moore moved to
amend the bill by striking out the words, navigable stream,
and inserting in lieu thereof, the words public highway;
which was carried.

Ordered, That
the bill be engrossed for a third reading on to-morrow.

A bill, to be entitled
an act to prevent fraudulent conveyances, was read the second
time, and ordered to be engrossed for a third reading on to-morrow.

A message from the
House of Representatives by Mr. Dodson, their clerk:

Mr. President-
I am instructed by the House of Representatives to inform your
honorable body, that they concur in the amendments made by your
honorable body to the bill, entitled;

An act to regulate
the licensing physicians to practise, and for other purposes therein
named.

They insist on all
their amendments to the first section of a bill, entitled an act
to provide for taking the census.

They have appointed
a committee of conference on their part, consisting of Messrs.
Phillips, Philpott, Gayle and Oliver, to meet and confer with
such committee on said amendments and disagreement, as may be
appointed by your honorable body.

On motion, Ordered,
That a committee of conference be appointed on the part of the
Senate, consisting of Messrs, Casey, Moore, and Murphy, to meet
and confer with the one appointed on the part of the House of
Representatives, upon the subject of disagreement between the
two Houses, in relation to the amendments made by the House of
Representatives, to the bill, entitled an act to provide for taking
the census.

Ordered, That
the secretary acquaint the House therewith.

A bill, to be entitled
an act to repeal in part and amend an act entitled an act supplementary
to an act to establish a state university, passed December 18,
1821, was read the second time, and ordered to be engrossed for
a third reading to-morrow.

An engrossed bill,
entitled an act to incorporate the Huntsville Library Company,
was read the third time and passed.

Ordered, That
the title be as aforesaid, and that it be sent to the House for
concurrence.

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An engrossed resolution,
proposing an alteration in the Constitution of this state, in
relation to the tenure of the offices of judge of the circuit
and county courts, was read the third time.

Mr. Armstrong moved
to fill the blank in the resolution, where it relates to the length
of time for which judges shall be elected, with the words, ten
years; which was lost.

Mr. Bibb moved to
fill the blank with five years; which was also lost.
Mr. Wood moved to fill the blank with four years;
which was also lost- Yeas 9, Nays 10.

The yeas and nays
being desired, those who voted in the affirmative, are,

Mr. Bibb

Conner

McCamy

McVay

Wood- 9.

Casey

Devereux

Metcalf

Smith

Those who voted in
the negative, are,

Mr. President

Coats

Hopkins

Murphy

Shackleford

Armstrong

Crabb

Moore

Powell

Sullivan- 10.

Mr. Wood then moved,
to fill the blank with three years; which was carried.

The question was
then put, shall the resolution pass? and decided in
the negative.

Yeas
10. Nays 9.

Two thirds of the
votes being necessary to pass the resolution.

The yeas and nays
being desired, those who voted in the affirmative, are,

Mr. Bibb

Conner

Devereux

Metcalf

Smith

Casey

Crabb

McCamy

McVay

Wood- 10.

Those who voted in
the negative, are,

Mr. President

Coats

Moore

Powell

Shackleford- 9.

Armstrong

Hopkins

Murphy

Sullivan

So the resolution
was rejected.

A resolution allowing
to the solicitor of the first judicial circuit one hundred and
fifty dollars in addition to his present salary, for extra services
performed, was read the third time.

Mr. Sullivan offered
the following amendment to the resolution by way of rider, "And
be it further resolved, That the solicitor aforesaid, for
each and every year, shall be allowed the sum of one hundred and
fifty dollars for his services rendered in the county courts of
Mobile county, so long as the county court of said county shall
or may have criminal jurisdiction;"

Mr. Powell moved
to amend the amendment, by the following; to be paid out
of the county treasury; which was rejected.

The amendment offered
by Mr. Sullivan was then read three several times and adopted.

The question was
then put, Shall the resolution pass? and decided in
the affirmative.

Yeas
10. Nays 8.

The yeas and nays
being desired, those who voted in the affirmative, are,

Mr. President

Bibb

Conner

Hopkins

Shackleford

Armstrong

Casey

Devereux

Murphy

Sullivan- 10.

Those who voted in
the negative, are,

Mr. Crabb

Metcalf

McVay

Smith

McCamy

Moore

Powell,

Wood- 8

Ordered, That
the secretary acquaint the House therewith.

Mr. Shackleford obtained
leave to introduce a bill, to be entitled "An act to amend
an act entitled, an act to regulate the proceedings in the courts
of law and equity in this state;"

Mr. Murphy, a bill
to be entitled An act to amend an act, establishing superior
courts and declaring the powers of territorial judges, passed
on the _____day of Feb. 1807;

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Mr. Armstrong, a
bill to be entitled, "An act in addition to the acts respecting
executors, administrators and guardians," all of which were
read, and ordered to pass to a second reading on to-morrow.

And the Senate adjourned
till 3 o'clock, P.M.

Evening
Session.

A bill, entitled
An act to alter the boundary line of Jefferson county;
and

Mr. Moore, from the
committee on enrolled bill, reported as correctly enrolled,

An act amendatory
to an act, entitled an act to provide for the printing the laws
and journals, and for other purposes, passed Dec. 25, 1822;

An act to compel
defendants to bills of injunction to give bond and security before
they shall have the benefit of executions on the judgements at
law;

An act to provide
for selecting a site for the seat of justice in Decatur county;

An act to repeal
in part and amend an act to establish a Bank in the town of Mobile,
passed on the 20th day of Nov. 1818.

An act authorizing
Matthew Harbeson, administrator of Samuel Harbeson, deceased,
to make conveyance of a certain tract of land therein named;

Resolution requiring
the chairman of the committee on enrolled bills to preserve the
engrossed copies of all acts and joint resolution and file them
with the Secretary of state; all of which were signed by Mr. President.

A bill entitled an
act to amend the charter of the Tombeckbe Bank, and an act to
authorize the Judge of the county court and the commissioners
of roads and revenue of Mobile county, to levy an extra tax, for
the building a Court House and Jail in said county, were severally
read the second time; and Ordered, to be engrossed for
a third reading to morrow.

A bill to be entitled
an act for the relief of the tax collector of Marengo county,
was read the second time;

Mr. Hopkins offered
an additional section to the bill, allowing the tax collector
of Lawrence county until the first day of April next, to make
his collections and pay the same into the pubic treasury; which
was adopted. Ordered, That the bill lie on the table.

Mr. Powell obtained
leave to introduce a bill, to be entitled An act to extend
the jurisdiction of the county court of Tuskaloosa county
which was read, and ordered to a second reading on to-morrow.